diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c b/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
index 442b6631162e..3d750671b85a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static unsigned char parport_uss720_frob_control(struct parport *pp, unsigned ch
 	mask &= 0x0f;
 	val &= 0x0f;
 	d = (priv->reg[1] & (~mask)) ^ val;
-	if (set_1284_register(pp, 2, d, GFP_KERNEL))
+	if (set_1284_register(pp, 2, d, GFP_ATOMIC))
 		return 0;
 	priv->reg[1] = d;
 	return d & 0xf;
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static unsigned char parport_uss720_read_status(struct parport *pp)
 {
 	unsigned char ret;
 
-	if (get_1284_register(pp, 1, &ret, GFP_KERNEL))
+	if (get_1284_register(pp, 1, &ret, GFP_ATOMIC))
 		return 0;
 	return ret & 0xf8;
 }